Hong Kong stocks were solidly higher following Friday’ selling. Despite the weakness in energy following the oil slump, the Hang Seng Index HSI, +1.77% was up 1.7% amid gains in financial and property stocks. They’re up some 1%, along with internet heavyweight Tencent 0700, +2.27% . Major Chinese oil giants were down, with Cnooc 0883, -0.16% off 1%.

Equities benchmarks in mainland China were muted, with the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, +0.26% up 0.3% and the smaller-cap Shenzhen Composite 399106, +0.09% up 0.1%.

Australia’s ASX 200 XJO, -0.84% lagged the rest of the region, down 0.6%. Energy and mining stocks were weak, with Oil Search OSH, -4.03% and Rio Tinto RIO, -3.53% each down around 3%. New Zealand’s benchmark NZ50GR, -0.45% was down slightly.